Mid 5 , 5@5

 5k at 5am on my meal break today.   Took it outside it was a beautiful morning ,  dark at first and day break at the end... no wind and 18C. 

37 min

Mid 4

 5K @ 6:00 pace on my meal break this morning.    Still a wee bit treadmill gun shy but getting there ... no problems this morning. 

34 min.

Mid 3

 Late getting to the Gym again so it was a 3K walk / 36 minutes on the treadmill in the last hour of my night shift. 

Summer Summary - June/July/August

 June - 178.2 km

 July - 204 km

August - 227.1 km 

YTD - 1312.2 km 

 Running lots of races this summer almost the same as before covid.  In June there was 1 race the 50 km ish Pure Grit looping the Hepworth cross country ski trails.   There were 2 races in July ,  the 21.1 Summit 700 at Blue Mountain.   The ski hills were a blast ,  I really got into the run totally enjoying flying down the ski hills.  Next up at the end of July was my Talley in the Valley 24 hour race.  Talley was only a week before the Endur ultimate so I wasn't planning on going the full 24 aiming at a minimum of 50 km perhaps going a wee bit longer.   Went a around 13 hours logging 70 km my longest run in many years.    I really enjoyed going long and was moving  well through 60 km.  The last lap was done in the dark and I really lost interest to I called it a day heading home.   Augusts highlight was the Endur Ultimate.   Had a blast ,  loved the event although I was much slower then the previous years.  Plan on planning next years race calendar to try to  prep for Endur in a more appropriate way ... run faster LOL.    

 September is another great month with 3 consecutive weekends of events.  

Mid 2

  Logged 5K at a mostly 6:00 pace this morning on the treadmill at work.  I have been avoiding the beast for some time after it giving me some issues with my left knee.   I have moved from the front of the treadmill to the middle and the gate is a little more open ,  more natural !   So it was a good run with no issues.   

Mid 1

  Left it too long and didn't feel like running at 6am so instead I logged a 3 km walk on the treadmill 

Weekend Running

  Two runs on the weekend not quite what I was thinking but still OK. 

Saturday morning  it was 4.8 km on the backyard trail with Dax.   It was all about just getting a wee bit of trail time in and still breaking in the poles.   I am getting pretty use to the rhythm of running with poles and look forward to using them at a couple of events next month. 

Sunday ...beach run!   Headed from just south of 6th ave / Sauble  Beach then ran the entire beach south then included French Bay before heading back.   It was warm with full sun exposure ,   a nice breeze heading South then super warm heading back with the breeze at my back.   Took a little under 90 minutes to complete the run.   Didn't do any water so the 12.8 K I logged was quite enough.